The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-04

ana their power will be felt. The work Of thi
organization has just begun. There are princi
pies In it that are bound to stand. The people
OF America cannot afford to let the organization
90 down.
when Mr. Powdely will deliver his address OF
The World AZ Knighthood Would Make It."
General Master Workman Powderly. Genera
Secretary II. Litchmann and most OF the Other
delayed delegates to the knights Of Labor Gen
eral Assembly arrived this afternoon. The
great hall. capable Of seating Is. 900 people. wal
crowded At the time of the opening Of the evening
exercises. On the platfarm were the prominent
leaders OF the organization. j. p. McGaughey.
secretary of the cooperative board, and Q prom
inent Minneapolis Knight presided aud made
orlef opening address, General Master Work,
man Powdsrly's address "The World a.
knirhthood Would Make II" was received with
unbounded enthusiasm. 1t follows
Mr. Chairman: You have just told this i'm.
mense audience that would tell them what the
OF it. will tell You nothing of the kind. ]
cannot. will say but few words. Ny con.
dition is not what would like to have IL to dis.
cuss so large . subject came here tired out
spectator among you. The world as knight
hood would make it would take mp moro time
done. Thy kingdom come" These are the words
spoken by all denominations in prayer Do you
mean what you say in these words Men say
the Knights never attain what 10 aimed al
in their declaration Of principles. Then thew 20
to church and pray for better things than the
knights ever thought Of Knighthood would
pray that this earth be made as the kingdom OF
heaven would DENY us place in the legislative
halls These places are not the kingdom of
heaven. The men who make these prayers lie
when they make them. They are hypocrites.
The Knights of Labor respect law and they in
tend TO take hand in making these laws. How
MANY millionaires are there in this room to-
night [Lauehterl Not one. WE'LL how
many men and women of moderate meansf
would not ask you to stand up, for that would
to educate people so that they will be able
to go there. They should be educated SO that
they will he able and fit to take high positions
ganization, but in the true sense of the word it
is a political organization. The man who studies
with as will be able to vote intelligently, If he
Is not, there is something wrong with his head.
We are an organization. Nothing ever is still
but corpse. We have .'kickers" When one
bad man kicks there are thousand good men
TO the kickers. have been taken to task on a
few things. want to say a few things on i'm
migration. 1t has been charged that did not
am of foreign birth myself 4 was
not born early enough to keep
my father from. coming to this
country. l would not have done if I could
have no objection to foreign immigration. 1
favor It. Every iand-grant company has its
immigration agents. They bring in all
of foreigners. II ono of these poor creatures
raises his hand, not against law-fer he knows
not-but anst what he just before him,
he is called an Anarchist, and is punished. while
the men who loaded these poor creatures on this
country go free. lThunderous applause. /
hate anarchy and hate Anarchists. How can
the child reared in poverty, squalor, ignorance
and vice grow M respect the institutions OF
this country2 When say stop the agent of the
steamship companies. take homo tho agent OF
the land company, stop importing foreign
paupsrs. let only those come to our FREQ America
who como OF their own will to make their homes
here's that saying anything against for
would say This is why am called crank
on the immigration question l am also called
crank on the temperance question. / may be
q crank on this question: but am not ashamed
to say that would far rather a man sober
than drunkard. 1t is better to educate our
children TO be temperate than to be drunkards.
There is not a man living who will say that it is
right to bring in to the home that which damns
the head of the family. There those who
have threatened TO leave the order because of
my position on this question i say to all who
would withdraw for such cause, $50"
will trust the fate of this Nation
with sober men and women. l will never take
back word of what 1 have said the tenn
perance question, help me God. The time
will come when the workers of all kinds and all
classes will be banded together for a common
purpose. Coming to this city. picked up this
morning paper in which found line, Tom
Armstrong. the editor of the National Labor
Tribune is dead / saw the stalwart man and
all his great work before me. saw him saving
to corporate wealth. ''Thus far and no further"
And now, Tom Armstrong is dead. Let us hope
shoulders will fall upon others as stalwArt for
all good causes.
Now. my friends. / have done. It would be
a pleasure to speak at greater length ON our
principles. to toll You more In detail Of the
world krighthood would mako it. But only
hope that every Knight will leave this house to-
night determined to do his whole duty. would
have you educate yourselves for the duties Of
this world. Let every man, woman and child in
this audience leave this place tonight resolving
to do this. It 10 your duty; soc to it that IL 10
well done Let every man and woman read and
lay to heart the declaration of principles of this
order. Let them do this, and when their work
is they lie down as did that dead work. .
man of whom have just spoken, conscious that
their work has been done, and we'll done.
The topic of President j. A. Streeter. Of the
Farmers Alliance, '"The Psople-Their
Government" He began by showing that in !,
Illinois farming now being carried at
oes. and the population in the rural districts
was decreasing, while the cities were growing.
Continuing. he said: Chicago to-day boasts OF
It's miionaires by the hundred And 30
wealth is fabulous. How have
these great cities. their abiding places. grown up
IN opulence and WEALTH. I'll tell you. gentlemen.
you have been killing the goose which laid the
golden egg. You gentlemen in the gilded
palaces should stop and think and give us
chance. want to see one grand organization
IF the industrial interests of this country. And
weass .oss,hsr by our
lies of humanity. You will hear
something drop We demand in the name of
The people who produce the wealth of America,
that our families shall not work themselve to
fathers made this government by
the common people, and for centuries it
.on ntinued to be But You have
changed it and established an aristocracy; but
We propose to take it and make it a government
for the common people. Ii that 10 anarchy
then here il a ll-fledged Anarchist It is our
iuty to preserve order and good government.
and we will do